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Patna : Qualifier Aslan Karatsev, 27, Russia, stunned 8th seed Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, in straight sets in third round to advance to the 4th round of Australian Open (AO) 2021 on February 12, 2021. Karatdev beat Schwartzman in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in 3rd round at Melbourne Park, Australia.
Karatsev firec 9 Aces during the match to none by the Argentine. Karatsev won 5 break points in the match to just 1 by Schwartzman. The Russian also won 4 games in a row in the match. The Russian, in all, won 91 points in the match to 63 by Schwartzman. Karatsev will face 20th seed Felix Auger Aliassime, Canada, in 4th round on February 14, 2021.
Aliasimme beat 11th seed Denis Shapovalov, Canada, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 in 3rd round.